by kerry | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Inspiration
1. What motivates you? Life. 2. What do you do for a living, and what do you love about it? Chief of Protocol for the Government of Manitoba. I love meeting people and the fact that no two days are ever alike. 3. Why are you excited to speak at TEDx? I think the other...
by kerry | May 11, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What motivates you? My greatest motivations are my goals. Setting big goals and telling people about them keep me motivated and excited every day. It’s also a must to spend time with like minded people that are on a similar trajectory, they help motivate you if...
by kerry | May 4, 2016 | Announcements, Blog
This year we’ve received more applications than ever before! Unfortunately, due to space limitations, we can’t accept every application to attend the event. Which is why we’re pleased to announce that this year, TEDxWinnipeg will include an organized TEDxWinnipeg...
by kerry | May 3, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What motivates you? What motivates me is joy. Seeking joy in what I do, in others and in my interactions with the world. Without joy, life is a shell of what it can be. I seek to connect with people and learn as much as I can about them – where they are coming...
by kerry | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What motivates you? When I was a kid I remember feeling shortchanged thinking that by the time I grow up everything worth discovering would be discovered and there is nothing left for me. Talk about predictions that turned out to be wrong. I am motivated by getting...
by kerry | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog
TEDxWinnipeg is pleased to announce the speaker lineup for 2016. This year, 11 talented and engaging local thought leaders will join headliners Israel Idonije and Dr. Nicole Buckley on June 2nd at the Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre to share their “ideas worth...
by kerry | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog
It’s a tough job picking who gets to attend and who doesn’t. It’s a part of the process we’d rather skip entirely, but we’ve needed a mechanism to do this for each of our six year history. For the first five years, it was because our license from TED only allowed us...
by kerry | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
What role do you perform for TEDxWinnipeg? I chair the Guest Selection and Guest Experience committee. First and foremost, we create the application process, collect all data, and select (with a blind application process) those who get a coveted seat to the event. On...
by kerry | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What motivates you? I’m constantly trying to perfect the way I express sound. It’s not easy trying to capture a song onto canvas; the lines shift in such a quick way that I often struggle with getting the feel of it right, or the colour, and I never feel like I can...
by kerry | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What motivates you? So much actually, but the biggest thing for me is seeing how technology is impacting our world. When I was a kid I dreamed about machines that could build any object I wanted, pocket sized computers, and a helmet that could let you travel...
by kerry | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Spotlight
What role do you perform for TEDxWinnipeg? I’m on the steering committee, and this year I’m the team lead for the marketing committee. How long have you been involved, and in what capacity? I attended as a guest in 2011, and midstream the following year, I became the...
by kerry | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Inspiration
What motivates you? My purpose motivates me to be the best I can be every day. What do you do for a living, and what do you love about it? As an entrepreneur, I do a lot of different things. I would say I create for a living. I love taking ideas from concept to...
